Bug 533453

Summary: kvm kmod package should require a compatible kernel version
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost>
Component: kvmAssignee: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs <virt-bugs>
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Version: 5.4CC: dzickus, emcnabb, gcosta, jcm, ovirt-maint, tburke, virt-maint, ykaul
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Description Eduardo Habkost 2009-11-06 19:15:48 UTC 
The kvm kmod package uses some non-whitelisted kernel symbols (see bug #533197), and because of that, the dependency check for a compatible kernel won't be complete, as we don't have "ksym(...)" provides/requires on the kernel/kvm packages for non-whitelisted symbols.

For this reason, the kvm package must have a explicit kernel version dependency for kernel versions that provide the required symbols (e.g. "Requires: kernel >= 2.6.18-159.el5").
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2010-03-30 07:54:45 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0271.html